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Journal Entry #1
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1) February 5th, 2025 – Hammer Lab, 10pm
2) Sounds farthest away: Faint sounds of laughter and talking outside of the axinn library, faint car noises outside
3) Sounds in the medium range: Music coming from beats headphones from the guy that is sitting three computers down from me on my left side, the ID swipe sound to enter in the hammer lab, keyboard typing from other students using the computer, and the printer running
4) The sounds closet to me: My own keyboard typing noise, coughing, music in my air pods
5) The general sound level is extremely low and quiet. The hammer lab is a working and studying space so this level of quiet is normal for this space because students are concentrating. The sound activity is low.
6) One word to describe the “sound environment” is – Hushed
7) Keyboard noises, Pages turning, Printer sounds

Journal Entry #1
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  1. February 5, 2025 – 6:25 p.m. – Indoor Cycling Studio lobby
  2. Sounds farthest away: Car honking in the parking lot,
  3. Sounds at a medium range: Music coming from the cycling room, people speaking at the front desk, front door opening.
  4. Sounds closest to me: Lobby music playing, cycle shoes clicking on the tiled floor, jacket unzipping, people speaking by the lockers
  5. The general sound level is a little more than a normal volume, there is a lot of activity coming from a lot of people around me.
  6. One word to describe the “Sound Environment” – Full
  7. Lobby Music, people talking, shoes clicking

 

Journal Entry
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Time: 5:05

Location: Drounge

Sounds closest: Air conditioner, music

Sounds in medium distance: keys clacking on the other side of the room and the door opening and closing

Sound furthest: people talking down the hallway

One word: studious

Sound level: medium

Three important sounds: AC, Talking, Music

Final Journal Entry
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5/5/24

Time: 7:45 pm

Location: my living room

Sounds closest: my computer humming, my roommate’s music playing

Sounds in medium distance: cat meowing in the bathroom, bottles occasionally falling over when she knocks them over

Sounds furthest: people milling around downstairs

One word: relaxing

Sound level: low

Most important sounds: music, cat, bottles falling over

Journal Entry 5
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April 30, 4:52. My livingroom.

The sounds that are furthest away from me: Cars and birds outside, footsteps upstairs.
The sounds that are a medium distance from me: The fridge and ice-maker in the kitchen.
The sounds that are closest to me: Adventure Time on the TV, friends talking.
The sound level of the space: Medium
One word description: Fun
Three sounds that are most important to the environment: TV, friends, ice-maker.

Sound Journal April 26th
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Class 12:00PM School of Communication

Sounds closest to me- Sounds of a video playing from the speaker my professor is playing

Sounds medium distance- a tour guide giving a tour through the wall right behind me

Sounds furthest – people lightly typing on laptops

sound level – pretty loud. The contrasting sounds of the tour and video are overstimulating

description – overstimulating

essential sounds – the tour and the video

Sound Journal #6
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4/28/24 – 1:54 PM- New Paltz UCAT UPL BUS.

1. Furthest sound- Sounds of cars whooshing by the window, running water from a lake.

2. Medium Sound- The sound of the engine of the bus roaring.

3. Closest Sound- “Closest sound? My ass talking your ear off” Meagan R., Meagan R. talking about the wicked movie, and the couple in front of us talking.

4. Sound Level and Activity- Loud! Meagan is Puerto Rican. Also loud when the bus is zooming down the road, but low when it stops! (and I don’t mean the bus)

5. Descriptor- Perfect.

6. Essential sounds: The most lovely voice in the world, bus, soft murmurs.

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  1. 4/27/24 10:31AM Blackbox
  2. furthest sound: people talking about cues, rehearsal cubes being moved around backstage
  3. medium range: actors onstage singing
  4. close to me: keyboards clacking, people whispering
  5. sound level and activity: the sound level was low-medium; the people meant to be heard were easily heard, but there wasn’t much movement otherwise
  6. description: focused
  7. essential sounds: cue discussions, actors singing, hushed whispers